Which one of the following halogen compounds when heated with alcoholic potassium hydroxide does not undergo dehydrohalogenation reaction?

Options

A. Secondary butyl chloride
B. Neopentyl chloride
C. Isobutyl chloride
D. Tertiary butyl chloride

Answer

B

Explanation

Since neopentyl chloride does nothayea `beta` -hydrogen, therefore, dehydrohalogenation by `E_(2)` mechanism does not occur.
`underset("Neopentyl chloride")(CH_(3)- overset(CH_(3))overset(|)underset(CH_(3))underset(|)C- overset(alpha)CH_(2) - Cl underset("No dehydrohalogenation") overset(E_(2)) to`